William B. Travis High School, known simply as Travis High School, is a public high school in Pecan Grove, Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. Located off Grand Parkway and in Houston's extraterritorial jurisdiction,[3] the school is Fort Bend Independent School District's (FBISD) tenth high school and the largest school by enrollment in the district. Opened in 2006, Travis holds a Richmond, Texas address although the school (nor the district) do not serve any part of the city. The school serves part of Pecan Grove, part of Aliana, and part of New Territory (in addition to the employee residences of the nearby Jester State Prison Farm units).[4] Travis is considered one of the most racially diverse public high schools in the state.[5][6]
| William B. Travis High School | |
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11111 Harlem Road , , 77406 | |
| Coordinates | 29°39′13″N 95°42′59″W / 29.6535°N 95.71652°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Opened | August 21, 2006 |
| School district | Fort Bend Independent School District |
| NCES District ID | 4819650 |
| Educational authority | Texas Education Agency |
| Superintendent | Christie Whitbeck |
| CEEB code | 445848 |
| NCES School ID | 481965010669 |
| Principal | Sarah Laberge |
| Associate Principal | Mario MacDonald |
| Faculty | 227 |
| Teaching staff | 164.06 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,205 (2022–2023)[1] |
| • Grade 9 | 879 |
| • Grade 10 | 806 |
| • Grade 11 | 796 |
| • Grade 12 | 724 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.54 (FTE)[1] |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 7.25 |
| Campus type | Large suburb[1] |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Gray |
| Athletics conference | UIL District 20 |
| Sports | |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Rival | Austin High School[2] |
| Accreditation | Texas Education Agency (TEA) |
| Yearbook | Stripes |
| Communities served | Aliana Pecan Grove |
| Feeder schools | Macario Garcia Middle School
Sartartia Middle School James Bowie middle school Crockett Middle School |
| TEA Rating | A (2019) |
| Website | www |
The school's mascot is the tiger and the school colors are scarlet, gray, and white.[7]
Travis hosts two of FBISD's high school academies: the Global Studies Academy (GSA) and the International Business and Marketing Academy (IBMA).[8]
History
editTravis High School is named after Texas pioneer William B. Travis. The campus opened on August 21, 2006 and received its dedication on October 15 of the same year.[9] The opening of Travis relieved Austin High School and George Bush High School,[10] with grades 9 and 10 immediately zoned to Travis,[11] and grades 11 to 12 continuing to go to Austin with a phaseout of one grade per year.[12] It became Fort Bend ISD's tenth high school.
In January 2022, more than 200 students at the school signed a petition urging FBISD to close schools in response to rising COVID-19 cases.[13]
In the 2022-2023 school year, district administrators proposed new attendance boundaries to combat overcrowding at the school of more than 3,000 students. The plans include zoning all students from New Territory (which is currently split between Travis and Austin) to only Austin High School, and possibly transferring the two academies the school hosts to another high school in the district such as Kempner High School.[14][15] The change was approved in February 2023.[16]
The school's student council is known for bringing dogs in for stress relief prior to exam week.[17]
Campus
editTravis is located on Harlem Road, off Grand Parkway/SH 99[18] and surrounded by the Harvest Green neighborhood, a master-planned community by Johnson Development.[19][20] Directly to the north across Harvest Corner Drive are a number of commercial shops, including Subway and Kung Fu Tea. Additional shops are to the east across Harlem, including an Exxon.[21][22]
The south half of the campus property contains many athletic facilities, including a turfed football field and track, a baseball field, a softball field, three practice fields, and 8 tennis courts, along with a fieldhouse.
Athletics
editTravis, as well as all other high schools in the district, have teams represented in every UIL sport except for wrestling. In the 2012-2013 school year, Travis was the UIL 5A basketball state champion.
The school contains a competitive Marine Corps JROTC Program, containing Armed and Unarmed Drill teams. Their honor guard has been featured in many events, like Houston Dynamo games. Many cadets have gone on to accept the NROTC Scholarship and be accepted into highly competitive universities, like the University of Pennsylvania.
Feeder patterns
editThe attendance boundary of the school include Pecan Grove, Aliana, New Territory, and the employee residences of some of the nearby Jester State Prison Farm units.[4]
The following elementary schools feed into Travis:
- Brazos Bend Elementary
- Neill Elementary
- Pecan Grove Elementary
- Oakland Elementary
- Patterson Elementary (partial)
- Madden Elementary (partial)
- Malala Elementary (partial)
The following middle schools[23] feed into Travis:
- Sartartia Middle School (partial)
- James Bowie Middle School
- Garcia Middle School (partial)
Under proposed changes, Brazos Bend Elementary and Sartartia Middle School would no longer feed into Travis, and some areas may attend Crockett Middle School instead of Bowie Middle School (but remain zoned to Travis.
Notable alumni
edit- Fuzzy Benas, gymnast and member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.
- Hakeem Butler, current wide receiver for the St. Louis Battlehawks and former receiver for Iowa State.
- Aaron Harrison, former shooting guard for the University of Kentucky, Former NBA player for Delaware 87ers.[24]
- Andrew Harrison, former point guard for the University of Kentucky, Former NBA player for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- Justin Hill, college basketball player for the University of Georgia.
- Steven Sims Jr., wide receiver and return specialist for the Houston Texans and former receiver for the University of Kansas.
- Parker Washington, current wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars and former receiver for Penn State.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "WILLIAM B TRAVIS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "William B Travis High School in Richmond, Texas - US News Best High Schools". Instagram. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "City of Houston and ETJ" (PDF). Houston. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "Elementary School Zones Middle School Zones High School Zones 2020-2021" (PDF). Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Young, Jessica Hamilton (March 28, 2016). "These are Texas' most diverse public high schools". Chron. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Most Diverse High Schools in Texas". Niche. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Fort Bend Independent School District | School Colors and Mascots" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Global Studies Academy / Academy". www.fortbendisd.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Fort Bend ISD History Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "High School Attendance Zones Effective Fall 2006." Fort Bend Independent School District. October 29, 2005. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
- ^ "High School Attendance Zones Effective Fall 2006 9th and 10th Grades." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
- ^ "High School Zone Effective Fall 2006 11th and 12th Grades." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
- ^ Park, Brooke (January 31, 2022). "Texas students, frustrated by limited COVID-19 protocols, turn to petition drives and walkouts". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "Boundary Planning and Enrollment Management / Northwest Area Boundary Planning Public Hearing". www.fortbendisd.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Jan 09, 2023 Board Meeting - Fort Bend County ISD, TX". fortbendisd.new.swagit.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Boundary Planning and Enrollment Management / Department Home". www.fortbendisd.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Spurs, Terrian (December 2, 2022). "Travis High School in Fort Bend ISD provides students pet therapy ahead of exams". FOX 26 Houston. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "William B. Travis High School · 11111 Harlem Rd, Richmond, TX 77406, United States". William B. Travis High School · 11111 Harlem Rd, Richmond, TX 77406, United States. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Harvest Green in Richmond, TX | Johnson Development". www.johnsondevelopment.com. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "2659-10900_Harvest Green_Land Plan Exhibit_1-31-2020" (PDF).
- ^ "Station detail". www.exxon.com. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Richmond". Summer Moon Coffee. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Release: Sevens Acquire Aaron Harrison - Delaware 87ers". Delaware.dleague.nba.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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